April 10, 2019 The Latest: Prime minister announces election will be May 18 The Latest on Australia's upcoming elections in May (all times local): 8:20 a.m.
April 10, 2019 'Accidental Prime Minister' has short run-up to Aussie vote Scott Morrison was labeled the "Accidental Prime Minister" when he was thrust to the top of a bitterly divided Australian government facing likely defeat in elections only months away.
April 10, 2019 Australian prime minister expected to call May 18 election Australia's prime minister on Thursday called for a May election that will be fought on issues including climate change, asylum seekers and economic management Prime Minister Scott Morrison advised Governor-General Peter Cosgrove as representative of Australia's head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, to set the election date.
April 10, 2019 New Zealand Parliament votes to ban semi-automatic weapons New Zealand's Parliament on Wednesday passed sweeping gun laws that outlaw military style weapons, less than a month after mass shootings at two mosques in the city of Christchurch left 50 people dead and dozens wounded.
April 9, 2019 UN refugee chief sees more anti-migrant 'poison' The U.N. refugee chief said Tuesday he has never seen "such toxicity, such poison" in politics, the media, social media and every day conversation focused on refugees, migrants and foreigners.
April 9, 2019 European researchers to drill for ancient Antarctic ice A group of 14 European scientific institutions plan to retrieve the world's oldest ice as part of research into past climate change.
April 9, 2019 Police won't charge Australian teen or senator over egg spat Police say they will not charge an Australian teenager or a senator for a spat in which the boy cracked an egg on the politician's head and the man retaliated.
April 8, 2019 Australian security adviser told writer not to fly to China A security adviser to an Australian prime minister says he warned a Chinese-Australian writer not to travel to China before the blogger and critic of China's Communist Party was detained on arrival at a Chinese airport in January.
April 8, 2019 Ardern names judge to head royal inquiry into mosque attack Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has named a sitting Supreme Court justice to head New Zealand's top level investigation into the actions of security agencies and other issues related to the mosque shootings last month in which 50 people were killed.
April 6, 2019 Australian election on May 18 appears likely May 18 appears the most likely date for Australia's next election at which the conservative government will seek a third three-year term.
